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Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the languageto give a name to emotions we all might. The dictionary of obscure sorrows by john koenig goodreads. There was a fairly popular youtube channel called the dictionary of obscure sorrows most videos have on average 300,000 or more views. From the dictionary of obscure sorrows, a compendium of madeup words. Graphic designer and filmmaker john koenig does all of these things in his dictionary of obscure sorrows, a blog project in which he names emotions that otherwise leave us speechless. It basically makes up new words for powerful emotions that do not yet have a descriptive term. See more ideas about words, unusual words and beautiful words. Each of his words gives voice to a particular feeling, an experience, a. Its making words to hold the stories, and theres something in that that inherently puts a a value stamp on human beings. If youve ever had a feeling indescribable in words, you might enjoy a peek into john koenigs dictionary of obscure sorrows, a sevenyear literary project designed to, as koenig puts it, fill a hole in the languageto give a name to emotions we all might experience but dont yet have a word for.

See more ideas about cool words, beautiful words, words. Sorry if this has been posted already, i just think more people should know about this story. In this clip, he illustrates the word keta, an image that inexplicably leaps back into your mind from the distant past. These feelings and emotions that leave us otherwise speechless are defined in the dictionary of obscure sorrows. Sonder and the dictionary of obscure sorrows hiraeth. Although the neologisms are entirely made up by koenig, they are based on etymological history and meanings of standard prefixes and suffixes. I really enjoyed reading it and identified with most of them, but i like the idea of something similar for those nameless. This is new series dictionary of obscure sorrows on testtube by john koenig on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. You can see where youve been, but not where youre going.

Created by john koenig, the dictionary of obscure sorrows is a compendium of invented words that describe otherwise indescribable emotions. The dictionary of obscure sorrows beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions sonder noun the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. I completely missed the dictionary of obscure sorrows, which is self described as a compendium of invented words written by john koenig. The illustrated dictionary of obscure sorrows on behance. The authors mission is to capture the aches, demons, vibes, joys and urges that roam the wilderness of. The desire to capture a fleeting experience youtube. Sorrows definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a website and a youtube channel that was created by john koenig. Sorrows are events or situations that cause deep sadness.

The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a website and youtube channel created by john koenig that focuses on creating a dictionary involving new neologisms for emotions and feelings that do not have a descriptive term. This project seeks to restore sadness to its original meaning from latin satis, fullness by defining moments of melancholy that we may all feel, but never. The dictionary of obscure sorrows keta legendado ptbr. The upper midwests thirdlargest compendium of the outer spatters of the emotional palette. The dictionary includes verbal entries on the website with paragraphlength descriptions and videos on youtube for individual entries.

Byrnes dictionary of unusual, obscure, and preposterous words. The book of sorrows is every bit as good as the book of the dun cow. It was created by a man named john koenig all of a sudden the author stopped uploading videos. In the dictionary of obscure sorrows, artist john koenig. John koenig has spent the last seven years writing an original dictionary of madeup words, the dictionary of obscure sorrows, which fills gaps in the language with hundreds of new terms for emotions. An image that inexplicably leaps back into your mind from the distant past. Byrnes dictionary of unusual, obscure, and preposterous words byrne, josefa h. Founded by designer and director john koenig, this dictionary of madeup words chronicles and puts a sometimes gorgeous, always apt name to the complex thoughts, emotions, and sensations that haunt each of us. The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by graphic designer and editor john koenig. From the dictionary of obscure sorrows, by john koenig. The dictionary of obscure sorrows flashcards quizlet. Does anyone know what happened to the dictionary of.

The dictionary of obscure sorrows more songs about. The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a website and youtube channel, created by john koenig, that defines neologisms for emotions that do not have a descriptive term. Dictionary of obscure sorrows its finding stories we forget to tell because we havent the word bowl to plop it in. The dictionary of obscure sorrows quotes quotable quote sonder. You are the main characterthe protagonistthe star at the center of your own unfolding story.

Graphic designer and filmmaker john koenig reads from his dictionary of obscure sorrows, an original lexicon of emotions we dont have words for. You unlock the book of sorrows grimoire by finding calcified fragments, but you can read it in its entirety here. John koenig, a graphic designer and filmmaker, created the blog sunday, and a. The author has come up with names for those obscure types of sadness that we all experience at some time, where a simple word like sad just doesnt cut it. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the languageto give a name to emotions we all might experience but dont yet have a word for. May 18, 2015 explore lailaxaviers board the dictionary of obscure sorrows. I have been noticing that the english language is inherently beautiful. Lost in translation book untranslatable words english lost in translation, english.

Dictionary of obscure sorrows collection of the first 15 videos including keta addeddate 20150420 00. Connect with us and transform your thoughts into wordsif youre interested. In his short video above, he illustrates one of his words, sonder, or the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and. Our mission is to harpoon, bag and tag wild sorrows then release them back into the subconscious. The dictionary of obscure sorrows quotes goodreads. You need to check out the dictionary of obscure sorrows. The illustrated dictionary of obscure sorrows an illustrated compendium of invented words that define emotions we dont already have a. Existing in a parallel, stranger world is the dictionary of obscure sorrows, which, according to its facebook page, is the upper midwests thirdlargest compendium of the outer spatters of the emotional palette. Coined in 2012 by john koenig in the dictionary of obscure sorrows, a project, to create a compendium of invented words for every emotion we might all experience but dont yet have a word for. The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by john koenig. A friend told me about the dictionary of obscure sorrows. A lot of obscure english words conveys beauty far exceeding its original intent andor history.

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